Monday, September 27, 2010

MnDOT opts for longer-term fix of Highway 27

The Minnesota Department of Transportation is taking what it calls an innovative approach to an upcoming Highway 27 improvement project in western Minnesota.

A 16.3-mile stretch of the road from Highway 11 to Highway 55 in Grant County will be upgraded with help from a process called “cold-in-place recycling,” which is designed to increase the pavement’s life while taking it easy on the environment.

Read more at Finance & Commerce.